Endeavor returned safely to Earth

After 11 days of connecting with the International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Endeavor on July 28 began its journey back to Earth after completing the laboratory installation here.

The return of Endeavor ended the record for the largest number of people on ISS: 13 astronauts. The ship carried seven astronauts separated from the ISS when they both flew above the Indian Ocean. After separating Endeavor flew around the ISS to take photos and the ship landed on this Friday.

Astronaut Tom Marshburn went out into space to install Kibo lab on July 27.(Photo: NASA)

During 11 days of working together, 13 astronauts on the ISS station assembled the third component of Japan's space lab to produce and install new panels. They made five space walks, helping expand ISS in both scale and operability. Astronauts also face a number of incidents, such as a broken toilet and an air cleaning system that gets too hot.

The astronauts on the ship Endeavor check the ship's master today with a laser to ensure that the insulation is not cracked or punctured with space or small meteorites. Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut who has been on ISS for the past four and a half months, returned to earth with the ship. Instead of working on ISS, Timothy Kopra, an American astronaut.

Space lab named Kibo made by Japan.(Photo: NASA)

NASA space station program director Mike Suffredini said Endeavor's flight was a historic event because of the completion of a $ 1 billion Kibo space lab installation. To complete the installation of this billion-silver laboratory, NASA had to launch the shuttle three times.